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Food and fibre exports from Victoria reached a record $14.1 billion in 2017–18, an increase of 11 per cent (up $1.4 billion) on the previous year. Several industries grew significantly including meat, wool, prepared foods and wine.

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Section 7A of the Audit Act 1994 requires the Auditor-General to develop an annual plan and present it to Parliament, following consultation with Parliament’s Public Accounts and Estimates Committee.
As such it is a key accountability mechanism for the Auditor-General and his office. It sets out our work program and also gives Parliament, the public sector and the Victorian community the opportunity to assess our goals and understand our audit priorities.
Our three-year planning cycle for performance audits provides us with the opportunity to engage early with our stakeholders, and allows audited agencies to facilitate any necessary preparations for scheduled audits well in advance.
Our forward program also supports our strategic objectives. It is important that we explore our full mandate of economy, efficiency, effectiveness and compliance audits. We have sought to rebalance our performance program in 2018–19, with targeted reviews that focus on efficiency. We have tended to focus on outcome effectiveness in recent years, and in doing so, are not realising the opportunities that present themselves by focusing on cost-effectiveness.
We design our work program to be flexible and responsive. This allows us to direct our efforts towards doing the right audits at the right time, and using our resources to make a difference in the community. Throughout the process of developing this plan, we undertook extensive consultation with an expanded range of stakeholders at multiple stages, and considered all feedback received thoroughly as part of the finalisation of our audit program.

The audit determined whether the activities of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) and the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) maximise apprenticeship and traineeship completion.

Final reports for the ash residue in Morwell roof cavities. The results of Senversa’s study show that brown coal ash did settle in some Morwell roof cavities during the Hazelwood coal mine fire in 2014. However, the ash is not likely to make people sick over time.

Based on their study, Senversa found that the removal of ash or dust from roof cavities is unnecessary for health purposes.

The Regional Rail Link (RRL) project was, at the time of its approval and delivery, one of the largest and most expensive rail projects ever built in Victoria, with an estimated final cost of $3.65 billion. Since opening, the project has untangled regional and metropolitan train lines by providing a dedicated high-speed corridor for V/Line trains to access the inner areas of Melbourne.